East Hartford Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin near Hartford High School
East Hartford, CT – Ronald Perez, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
On September 13, 2016, members of the Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department, and the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment at 50 Forest Street in Hartford, directly across the street from Hartford Public High School. A search of the apartment revealed over 33,000 bags of heroin, approximately 283 grams of unpackaged heroin, three fentanyl patches, scales, and other items used in the processing and packaging of heroin, two handguns, and numerous rounds of ammunition.
Perez was arrested along with Marcus Tyson and Byron Rivera. Tyson and Rivera previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 60-month prison terms. Perez pleaded guilty on October 3, 2017, to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 grams or more of heroin.
The FBI Task Force includes members of the U.S. Marshals Service, Hartford Police Department, East Hartford Police Department, Connecticut State Police, and Connecticut Department of Correction. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Leaming.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2016, the East Hartford Police Department received information that individuals were packaging and selling heroin from the apartment, and that there were guns in the apartment.
Perez must also perform 100 hours of community service while on supervised release. This is a significant blow to heroin trafficking in the area, and a testament to the hard work of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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